'Cutthroat' definitions:
Definition of 'cutthroat'
From: WordNet
Definition of 'Cutthroat'
From: GCIDE
- Cutthroat \Cut"throat`\ (k[u^]t"thr[=o]t`), n. One who cuts throats; a murderer; an assassin. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Cutthroat'
From: GCIDE
- Cutthroat \Cut"throat`\, a.
- 1. Murderous; cruel; barbarous. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Ruthless; conducted without restraint; as, cutthroat competition. [PJC]
Synonyms of 'cutthroat'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- apache,
- assassin,
- assassinator,
- barbaric,
- barbarous,
- bloodletter,
- bloodshedder,
- bloodthirsty,
- bloody,
- bloody-minded,
- bravo,
- brutal,
- brutish,
- bucko,
- bully,
- bullyboy,
- burker,
- butcher,
- button man,
- Cain,
- cannibal,
- cold-blooded,
- competing,
- competitive,
- cruel,
- deadly,
- desperado,
- devil,
- emulous,
- eradicator,
- exacting,
- excessive,
- executioner,
- exorbitant,
- exterminator,
- extortionate,
- extravagant,
- fancy,
- feral,
- ferocious,
- fierce,
- garroter,
- gorilla,
- gory,
- gouging,
- grossly overpriced,
- gun,
- gunman,
- gunsel,
- gunslinger,
- hatchet man,
- head-hunter,
- hell-raiser,
- hellcat,
- hit man,
- homicidal,
- homicidal maniac,
- homicide,
- immoderate,
- in competition,
- in rivalry,
- inflationary,
- inhuman,
- inordinate,
- killer,
- lethal,
- mad dog,
- man-eater,
- man-killer,
- manslayer,
- massacrer,
- matador,
- merciless,
- murderer,
- murderous,
- out of bounds,
- out of sight,
- outrageous,
- overpriced,
- pesticide,
- pirate,
- pitiless,
- poison,
- poisoner,
- preposterous,
- prohibitive,
- red-handed,
- relentless,
- rival,
- rivaling,
- rough,
- rowdy,
- ruffian,
- ruthless,
- sanguinary,
- savage,
- self-destructive,
- skyrocketing,
- slaughterer,
- slaughterous,
- slayer,
- spiraling,
- strangler,
- suicidal,
- thug,
- torpedo,
- trigger man,
- truculent,
- unconscionable,
- undue,
- unmerciful,
- unprincipled,
- unreasonable,
- unwarranted,
- usurious,
- vicious,
- violent,
- vying